Southwest Airlines Gives Checks To Some Passengers On Deadly Flight 1380

Engine failure led to an emergency landing for Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 and one person even died because of it – but NOW some of the passengers on that flight are receiving checks…

By Doug Lazy on April 20, 2018
CHICAGO - APRIL 05: A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4 passenger jet prepares to land at Midway Airport on April 5, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Southwest Airlines said it finished inspecting its grounded 737-300 series planes and of the nearly 80 planes five of them have cracks in the aluminum skin. The inspections come after Southwest Flight 812 had to make an emergency landing when a piece of its fuselage skin was torn while on its way from Phoenix to Sacramento. The discovery prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing to require emergency inspections on a portion of the 737 fleet manufactured during the 1980s and 1990s for the same fatigue cracks in the fuselage like the ones on the Southwest jets. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Engine failure led to an emergency landing for Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 and one person even died because of it – but NOW some of the passengers on that flight are receiving checks…

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MSN.com says that Southwest Airlines has been distributing $5,000 checks plus a $1,000 travel voucher to some of the passengers aboard that deadly flight. One passenger says that the letter that they received said:

“We value you as our customer and hope you will allow us another opportunity to restore your confidence in Southwest as the airline you can count on for your travel needs. In this spirit, we are sending you a check in the amount of $5,000 to cover any of your immediate financial needs.”

Southwest has not commented on the checks but you can read more on this story HERE

 

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